GWADAR DEEP SEA PORT - The first phase was completed by public sector with the Chinese assistance at a revised cost of $298 million. It included three multipurpose berths (602m quay length), one service berth (100m length), 4.35km navigable channel (11.6/12.5m deep), roads, plinths and transit shed, operational craft and equipment including navigational aids and shore-based port buildings and allied facilities. The phase-2 would be executed by private sector to accommodate 50,000 DWT container ships, 100,000 DWT dry bulk carriers and up to 200,000 DWT oil tankers, three container terminals (2010m quay length), one bulk cargo terminal (305m length), one grain handling terminal (305m length), one twin pier oil terminal (688m length), breakwater (600m length), approach channel (16./20m deep), back up areas, craft and equipment and building etc.

TRANSPORTATION OF CRUDE OIL - Pakistan is studying the prospects of transporting crude oil to China from Gwadar Port, across Baluchistan and NWFP, and through the mountainous regions of the Northern Areas, over the Khunjerab Pass to northwestern China. Pakistan has suggested building a railway as one option. Another option suggested by Pakistan is to use an upgraded Karakoram Highway to transport the oil in tanker Lorries.

AIRPORT - The Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan has earmarked 3000 acres (12 km²) of land for Gwadar International Airport, which
will be built 26 km away to the northeast of the existing airport towards Pasni and is likely to cost between $200-250 million. In the meantime there are plans to improve facilities at the existing airport.

TRANSPORT - This includes the 700 km Makran Coastal Highway, which is now complete. The road links Karachi with several ports along the coast including Ormara, Pasni, Gwadar and will be extended to the Iranian border in the future.

TRANS-AFGHAN GAS PIPELINE - The 1400km-long Trans-Afghan Gas Pipeline (TAP) from Turkmenistan to Gwadar (Pakistan), the long dormant project that hopes to pump Turkmen natural gas to markets in South Asia, is finally poised to step off the drawing board costing $3 billion.

RICE ZONE - Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP)-apex body of the rice exporters in the country has decided to establish a rice zone in Gwadar to fetch the opportunities in the area after the construction of new port.   

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